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poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. If you can afford a macbook/macbook pro... but something more useful, like a ferris wheel, or a large plastic cube... Don't buy sony, they break, and their warranty has more holes than swiss cheese. Don't but HP they are slower than ur mom on a treadmill. Don't buy MDG unless u like cardboard. Buy Dell. They work well, you get better specs for your money then mac/sony, but they screw up quite a bit. Their warranties are good though, and good support (if you ask for someone higher up who preferrably speaks english of some form),
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I'm looking at the top model of Inspiron, 4GB ram, 2 X 2.4 processor, 17' or 14/15' screen, not sure yet.
Also... if anyone out there pays the extra $1 000 for a solid state drive in the macbook air ur an idiot.
Wait, if you buy that period same deal. 1 usb port, no disc drive, no express card slots, no storage space... but u can lift it!.
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eco wrote:poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. If you can afford a macbook/macbook pro... but something more useful, like a ferris wheel, or a large plastic cube... Don't buy sony, they break, and their warranty has more holes than swiss cheese. Don't but HP they are slower than ur mom on a treadmill. Don't buy MDG unless u like cardboard. Buy Dell. They work well, you get better specs for your money then mac/sony, but they screw up quite a bit. Their warranties are good though, and good support (if you ask for someone higher up who preferrably speaks english of some form), lol i love your criticism style
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How is the quality of Asus?
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mike_ wrote:How is the quality of Asus? ASUS computers are really well built. They're powerful, packed with features in a small and portable size and aren't too expensive. A big plus is that if you live in or around Toronto, the Canadian repair center is in Richmond Hill (inside Times Square on Hwy 7 and Leslie), the one time I had a problem I took it myself there, they returned it to me within 5 hours!
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bijanv wrote:mike_ wrote:How is the quality of Asus? ASUS computers are really well built. They're powerful, packed with features in a small and portable size and aren't too expensive. A big plus is that if you live in or around Toronto, the Canadian repair center is in Richmond Hill (inside Times Square on Hwy 7 and Leslie), the one time I had a problem I took it myself there, they returned it to me within 5 hours! Thanks for the reply! Are there any specific model lines that you would recommend? I'm looking for -14.1 inch screen -lightweight (~5 lbs or less) -at least 2 GB ram -wireless internet -webcam (not absolutely necessary, but preferable) I'll be using it for typical stuff: MS Office, internet, email, music I'm not really into gaming, so having a fancy video card isn't required. I looked through their website, but there were so many different kinds.. I'm not really sure what's right for me.
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mike_ wrote:bijanv wrote:mike_ wrote:How is the quality of Asus? ASUS computers are really well built. They're powerful, packed with features in a small and portable size and aren't too expensive. A big plus is that if you live in or around Toronto, the Canadian repair center is in Richmond Hill (inside Times Square on Hwy 7 and Leslie), the one time I had a problem I took it myself there, they returned it to me within 5 hours! Thanks for the reply! Are there any specific model lines that you would recommend? I'm looking for -14.1 inch screen -lightweight (~5 lbs or less) -at least 2 GB ram -wireless internet -webcam (not absolutely necessary, but preferable) I'll be using it for typical stuff: MS Office, internet, email, music I'm not really into gaming, so having a fancy video card isn't required. I looked through their website, but there were so many different kinds.. I'm not really sure what's right for me. imo, Asus laptops' batteries do not last long and these laptops are mostly for gaming (99% of Asus laptops have dedicated graphics) Also, most 14.1" laptops are 5lbs+, I think there's only 1 laptop (not Macbooks) that's < 5lbs and 14.1"
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Mac wrote:mike_ wrote:bijanv wrote:mike_ wrote:How is the quality of Asus? ASUS computers are really well built. They're powerful, packed with features in a small and portable size and aren't too expensive. A big plus is that if you live in or around Toronto, the Canadian repair center is in Richmond Hill (inside Times Square on Hwy 7 and Leslie), the one time I had a problem I took it myself there, they returned it to me within 5 hours! Thanks for the reply! Are there any specific model lines that you would recommend? I'm looking for -14.1 inch screen -lightweight (~5 lbs or less) -at least 2 GB ram -wireless internet -webcam (not absolutely necessary, but preferable) I'll be using it for typical stuff: MS Office, internet, email, music I'm not really into gaming, so having a fancy video card isn't required. I looked through their website, but there were so many different kinds.. I'm not really sure what's right for me. imo, Asus laptops' batteries do not last long and these laptops are mostly for gaming (99% of Asus laptops have dedicated graphics) Also, most 14.1" laptops are 5lbs+, I think there's only 1 laptop (not Macbooks) that's < 5lbs and 14.1" Nope, my W3J has 3.5 hours on normal battery and weights under 5 pounds (appx 4.2 pounds). 6 hours on the extended 12 cell battery and it only weighs 1 pound more. ASUS has power settings built in where you can lower the clock speed of your CPU and GPU to save battery or if you're gaming, max out your performance! As for which model I'd recommend, I haven't been following the notebook market lately, your best bet would be to ask on www.notebookreview.com forums! Those guys really know their stuff.
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Dell computers great with fixing it if you have any accidents, my dog broke some of my keys and they sent me a new keyboard that week
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Abid SR wrote:poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. I would recommend saving up, and buying a Macbook (you probably don't need the pro unless you do a lot of video editing/gaming)... Macbook is amazing, can install absolutely any windows software on it (including Windows XP and it works great), never have to worry about getting a wireless, it's small, light, portable... has a ton of stuff on it that's just fun... and - you'll be carrying around a sexy macbook? Lol.. save up if you can't afford it - it's worth the wait without a doubt! Are macbooks really superior to the wide range of PC's available? I'm having trouble with this because I'm a PC user (born and bred) and have a (possibly) irrational prejudice against macs. They always seem to screw up in odd, unfixable ways, and I find the operating system awkward to use compared to windows. Of course, I'm basing my conclusions on the school macs and my best friend's macbook, and they might be kind of messed up in the first place. Does windows really work well on them? Do they work well for surfing? I'd love to know!
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fireflytwinkletoes wrote:Abid SR wrote:poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. I would recommend saving up, and buying a Macbook (you probably don't need the pro unless you do a lot of video editing/gaming)... Macbook is amazing, can install absolutely any windows software on it (including Windows XP and it works great), never have to worry about getting a wireless, it's small, light, portable... has a ton of stuff on it that's just fun... and - you'll be carrying around a sexy macbook? Lol.. save up if you can't afford it - it's worth the wait without a doubt! Are macbooks really superior to the wide range of PC's available? I'm having trouble with this because I'm a PC user (born and bred) and have a (possibly) irrational prejudice against macs. They always seem to screw up in odd, unfixable ways, and I find the operating system awkward to use compared to windows. Of course, I'm basing my conclusions on the school macs and my best friend's macbook, and they might be kind of messed up in the first place. Does windows really work well on them? Do they work well for surfing? I'd love to know! all you'll get here are biased answers! Macbook users will tell you they're great (even though they might have problems) and non Macbook users will say they suck. Everyone's trying to justify their purchase
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I agree, except the part about macs. Whatever you buy macs suck.
You buy mdg, macs suck
you buy dell, macs suck
you by asus, macs suck
sony, macs suck
hp, macs suck anal cheese
toshiba, macks blow
you buy a mac, you suck
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Anyone have any bad feelings towards a Vista Laptop?
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eco wrote:I agree, except the part about macs. Whatever you buy macs suck.
You buy mdg, macs suck
you buy dell, macs suck
you by asus, macs suck
sony, macs suck
hp, macs suck anal cheese
toshiba, macks blow
you buy a mac, you suck
useless SMD dude. Macs rule.
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Macs > PC notebooks hands down.
I have a Dell XPS and a macbook and I like my macbook better. I have found Apple's customer support to be great and have never had any problems. Wish I could say the same about my Dell.
However, only buy a mac if you want to use os x. Although macs can run Windows, if you only plan on using Windows, you might as well buy a pc notebook.
I recommend Asus or Hp.
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bijanv wrote:fireflytwinkletoes wrote:Abid SR wrote:poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. I would recommend saving up, and buying a Macbook (you probably don't need the pro unless you do a lot of video editing/gaming)... Macbook is amazing, can install absolutely any windows software on it (including Windows XP and it works great), never have to worry about getting a wireless, it's small, light, portable... has a ton of stuff on it that's just fun... and - you'll be carrying around a sexy macbook? Lol.. save up if you can't afford it - it's worth the wait without a doubt! Are macbooks really superior to the wide range of PC's available? I'm having trouble with this because I'm a PC user (born and bred) and have a (possibly) irrational prejudice against macs. They always seem to screw up in odd, unfixable ways, and I find the operating system awkward to use compared to windows. Of course, I'm basing my conclusions on the school macs and my best friend's macbook, and they might be kind of messed up in the first place. Does windows really work well on them? Do they work well for surfing? I'd love to know! all you'll get here are biased answers! Macbook users will tell you they're great (even though they might have problems) and non Macbook users will say they suck. Everyone's trying to justify their purchase Well I'm definitely not biased. My house has three PC desktops (two HP and one Dell) and two PC laptops (one Toshiba and one Dell.) Three of the five were purchased last year and are running Vista. We just bought our first Mac in February (a macbook for me for school in the fall) and the whole family is blown away at how much better it operates. No bogging down, no freezing, no hanging. My parents are so pissed now that they bought the new PCs last year and say they'll never buy another one now. Do a little research about the difference in the two operating systems. Not to mention how much better the macs are physically built. No rattling around inside, battery pac doesn't feel loose etc etc. It's not about bias, it's fact.
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bordeaux wrote:bijanv wrote:fireflytwinkletoes wrote:Abid SR wrote:poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. I would recommend saving up, and buying a Macbook (you probably don't need the pro unless you do a lot of video editing/gaming)... Macbook is amazing, can install absolutely any windows software on it (including Windows XP and it works great), never have to worry about getting a wireless, it's small, light, portable... has a ton of stuff on it that's just fun... and - you'll be carrying around a sexy macbook? Lol.. save up if you can't afford it - it's worth the wait without a doubt! Are macbooks really superior to the wide range of PC's available? I'm having trouble with this because I'm a PC user (born and bred) and have a (possibly) irrational prejudice against macs. They always seem to screw up in odd, unfixable ways, and I find the operating system awkward to use compared to windows. Of course, I'm basing my conclusions on the school macs and my best friend's macbook, and they might be kind of messed up in the first place. Does windows really work well on them? Do they work well for surfing? I'd love to know! all you'll get here are biased answers! Macbook users will tell you they're great (even though they might have problems) and non Macbook users will say they suck. Everyone's trying to justify their purchase Well I'm definitely not biased. My house has three PC desktops (two HP and one Dell) and two PC laptops (one Toshiba and one Dell.) Three of the five were purchased last year and are running Vista. We just bought our first Mac in February (a macbook for me for school in the fall) and the whole family is blown away at how much better it operates. No bogging down, no freezing, no hanging. My parents are so pissed now that they bought the new PCs last year and say they'll never buy another one now. Do a little research about the difference in the two operating systems. Not to mention how much better the macs are physically built. No rattling around inside, battery pac doesn't feel loose etc etc. It's not about bias, it's fact. Sorry I don't see any "facts" there. That's your opinion. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a computer not to crash or bog down or freeze (and trust me yours will) as it is a hardware problem and has nothing to do with Windows or Macs or anything (if you want an explanation of why let me know I'll be glad to explain). You're also comparing HP, Dell and Toshiba to Apple. Apple products cost almost twice as much as those companies and they darn well better not have their battery pack loose lol If you get higher end laptops (price comparable to Apple products) you will also find that they are physically built much better.
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bijanv wrote:bordeaux wrote:bijanv wrote:fireflytwinkletoes wrote:Abid SR wrote:poppy1337 wrote:If you can 't afford a macbook/macbook pro, i recommend buying an hp with 14.1" screen size, 12 cell battery and 2 gb ram. I would recommend saving up, and buying a Macbook (you probably don't need the pro unless you do a lot of video editing/gaming)... Macbook is amazing, can install absolutely any windows software on it (including Windows XP and it works great), never have to worry about getting a wireless, it's small, light, portable... has a ton of stuff on it that's just fun... and - you'll be carrying around a sexy macbook? Lol.. save up if you can't afford it - it's worth the wait without a doubt! Are macbooks really superior to the wide range of PC's available? I'm having trouble with this because I'm a PC user (born and bred) and have a (possibly) irrational prejudice against macs. They always seem to screw up in odd, unfixable ways, and I find the operating system awkward to use compared to windows. Of course, I'm basing my conclusions on the school macs and my best friend's macbook, and they might be kind of messed up in the first place. Does windows really work well on them? Do they work well for surfing? I'd love to know! all you'll get here are biased answers! Macbook users will tell you they're great (even though they might have problems) and non Macbook users will say they suck. Everyone's trying to justify their purchase Well I'm definitely not biased. My house has three PC desktops (two HP and one Dell) and two PC laptops (one Toshiba and one Dell.) Three of the five were purchased last year and are running Vista. We just bought our first Mac in February (a macbook for me for school in the fall) and the whole family is blown away at how much better it operates. No bogging down, no freezing, no hanging. My parents are so pissed now that they bought the new PCs last year and say they'll never buy another one now. Do a little research about the difference in the two operating systems. Not to mention how much better the macs are physically built. No rattling around inside, battery pac doesn't feel loose etc etc. It's not about bias, it's fact. Sorry I don't see any "facts" there. That's your opinion. It is IMPOSSIBLE for a computer not to crash or bog down or freeze (and trust me yours will) as it is a hardware problem and has nothing to do with Windows or Macs or anything (if you want an explanation of why let me know I'll be glad to explain). You're also comparing HP, Dell and Toshiba to Apple. Apple products cost almost twice as much as those companies and they darn well better not have their battery pack loose lol If you get higher end laptops (price comparable to Apple products) you will also find that they are physically built much better. I didn't say my opinion was fact. I said do some research and read the facts. This enables a person, specifically the person I quoted who said everyone was biased, to make a valid argument one way or the other. My point was that there was no bias from us as we've been long time PC users who absolutely see the worth in the extra dollars spent on this system. Research the difference between Linux based o/s and Windows and decide for yourself. I simply posted our experience and considering that we have several systems analysts in the family I'm pretty sure I don't need you to "explain" anything.
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bigbadsheep wrote:I got an Acer for Christmas a year ago, my advice, DON'T GET ONE. My motherboard got fried and had to be replaced(luckily was still under warranty), and it's just so cheap and flimsy. I'm going to be looking into an HP or Toshiba for university. That's the common brands most of my friends carry and they say they serve their purpose very well. Indeed, after my experience owning an Acer laptop, I will never buy an Acer product again.
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poppy1337 wrote:Macs > PC notebooks hands down.
I have a Dell XPS and a macbook and I like my macbook better. I have found Apple's customer support to be great and have never had any problems. Wish I could say the same about my Dell.
However, only buy a mac if you want to use os x. Although macs can run Windows, if you only plan on using Windows, you might as well buy a pc notebook.
I recommend Asus or Hp. First off, an XPS with the same specs as a macbook (I don't know if mac can even do that, processor wise), that macbook will cost a good few hundred more (at least). You're right about customer support, but I wonder, why did u need to call them, what happened? XPS looks much better (opinion) and seems to have superior hardware possibilities... also, you won't get the plague of OS X
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